Statuary
Hall,
U.S.
Capital
The
Hall
of
the
House
of
Representatives,
now
Statuary
Hall,
was
the
location
of
John
Quincy
Adamsıs
fight
against
the
gag
rule.
Here,
on
February
21,
1848,
while
seated
at
his
desk,
"Old
Man
Eloquent"
would
suffer
a
fatal
stroke
and
die
two
days
later.
Photography
by
Carol
Highsmith